by admin | Oct 26, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This scam is a slight variation of the scam I reported to you about on March 6, 2014 in the Scam of the day. “Spoofing” is the name for the tactic used by identity thieves to make a call that you receive appear to come from a legitimate source, when, in...
by admin | Oct 4, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With news of the massive data breach at J.P. Morgan Chase in which names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses were stolen by what appears to be Russian hackers who may or may not be affiliated with the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 19, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane recently warned consumers about a scam involving people receiving phone calls purportedly from their electric utility company threatening the consumer with having their electrical service terminated for non-payment. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The FTC has obtained injunctions closing down a major telemarketing scam that stole more than twenty million dollars from senior citizens. The telemarketing used promises of various services including, ironically, fraud protection. Other services being sold were...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Attorney General of Vermont is warning people in Vermont about a scam that is also turning up around the country in which people receive a call or a text message informing them that the bank account accessible through their debit card is frozen. The potential...
